title: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: an important differential diagnosis.
abstract: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, an uncommon but important differential diagnosis for ataxia, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence, is surgically treatable, unlike many of its differential diagnoses. This article discusses its assessment, investigation and therapeutic interventions.
authors.affiliation: Academic Foundation Doctor in the Department of Neurosurgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford.
authors.forename: Menaka P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Paranathala
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sitsapesan
authors.forename: Alexander L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Tom A D
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cadoux-Hudson
authors.forename: Erlick A C
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D001259:Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology